Hair curling device



April9, 1940. f l FISHER 2,196,524

HAIR CURL ING DEVICE `Filed March 3, 1939 Fi 4- l I INVENTOR 7 sol. FISHER J ATTORNEYS twined hair withoutdestroying the curl. n

Patented Apr. 9, 1940 "UNI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLING DEvIoE sol Fisher, clevelanaeneigms, ohio n Application March 3, 1939, Serial No. 259,611v vf 4 claims. i, (crise-s3) flhis'in'vention relates to a method and device for'thewa'ving and curling of hair, andparticularly to`aI device and method for producing improved curls in a more efficient and rapid manner.

One of the objects of this invention is to pro'- 1 vide a device which greatly facilitates the production of soft, flat curls in'hair.

Another object is to vprovide a curling device that can `be more easily removed from the en- AHfurtherobje'ct is to provide a method for more rapidly producing 'curls and waves in hair.'

A still further object is to provide a device suitable for making larger and longer curls or waves in hair. Other objects will be apparent from the following detailed description of the method and of the accompanying drawing, in

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of the' curling device;

Fig. 2 is a slightly enlarged sectional view of y the device with a curl of hair entwined about the blades and shows the manner in which the hair pin is held in position;

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the'blade portion of the device; and

Fig'. 4 is a cross-sectional view through line v4-4of Fig. 3 showing the preferred shape of blades. y

The device c-omprises'a pair of elongated members which cross at a suitable point intermediate their ends in the manner of a'pair of shears, and which are connected at their intersection by a suitable pivot 2. These two members are formedl to provide, on the one side of the pivot v 2, opposed hair gripping blades or arms 3 and 4,

' and on the other side ofthe pivot, handle portions 5 and 6, one member forms the gripping arm 3 and handle portion 5, and the other member forms the gripping arm 4 and handle portion 6. lI'he'entire implement may be made of metal or othersuitable material, and the handle por- `tions 5 and 6 may be made of a material different from that of the hair gripping arms 3 and 4 if desired.

The blades?, and 4 are smooth and have substantial width. They may be made flat and thin but they preferably are rformed to an arcuate transverse curvature as` shown in Fig. 4. The blades 3 and 4 are preferably so formed that their opposed surfaces will contact substantially throughout their entireextent. Both blades may be of substantially identical form and preferably have uniform thickness over substantially their entire area. The top surface vof the blade 4,

which is preferably concave, carries a hair pin holder 1, located centrally of the blade at the outer endthereofwhich -is adapted as shown in Fig. 2 to'receivea hairpin or bobby pin 8. qIn

order to facilitate removalfof theblades from entwinedhair, the pin holder I has awsloping inner end I9 which provides a tapering' surface whichv is below the plane ofthe side edges of thel arm 4 at its inner end.` A hole II `is bored throughvthe pin holder 'I" substantially parallel to and lengthwise of thebl'ade' 4'n'ear thetop'v surface ofthe blade 4,-so that one prong ofthe hair 4pin 8,wheninserted fthroughthehole II- willbe substantially/'in contact with the top sure face of the blade 4. The vertical distance be-v tween the vhighest point ofthe top surface of the holder 1 and thecenter ofthe hole II should beA suliicient to cause spreading'of the hair pin as shown in Fig. 2.

In order tofurther facilitate removal of the curling device from a curl of hair the Working portion of the blades 3 and 4 are preferably given a slight taper so that` their width near the handles and in the vicinity of the shoulder I2 is greater than theirwidth near their unattached or open ends. v

In producing curls in hair, a lock of hair is grasped preferably near vits end between the blades 3 and 4 and while gripped firmly by meansl of pressure applied to the handles 5 and 6, it is entwined about or rolled `up on the blades 3 and 4 to produce the curl as illustrated in Fig. 2. One prong of a bobby pin or other suitable hair pin is then inserted through `the hole II in the pin holder 1 where it is held in opened position because ofthe distance between the hole Iland thetop surface of the holder l. The operator then grasps the roll or curl of hair entwined When the blades 3 and 4 are removed from the curl the hair pin 8 remains yin engagement with the curl'. The hair pin 8 has astraight prong I3 which remains inside the c-url and a prong I4 which engages the outside of the curl. Upon removal of the holder 'I the prongs I3 and I4 spring together to firmly grip the curl and hold the same. l

The blades 3 and 4 of the curling device, Abeing substantially flat or having an arcuate or other section with a relatively long radius of curvature and being of substantial width, permit the formation of relatively flat soft curls. f The tapering blades facilitate the removal of the device from the entwined hair without disarranging the hair in the curl, and the provision of the hair pin applying means greatly lessens the time required for the curling operation. The device is suitable for the production of curls without the necessity for heating, and may be `easily withdrawn from a formed curl, whether the hair be wet or dry.

Although a single embodiment of the invention has been herein shown and described it will be understood:'thatj numerous modifications of the construction shown may b`e resorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention a dened in the appended claims. Y

What I claim is: f o 1. A device for producing relatively flat.. curls in hair, comprising a pair-"of similarly shapedrel atively wide blades havingga-rcuatez,transverse curvatures and complemental clampingsurfaces and being pivoted to swing toward and awayfrom each other, a hair. pin holder adapted to holdrthel prongs of a-hairpinin an `open condition mounted near the unattached endv of` oneof said blades.v

2. A devicel `for producing `relatively flat curls in hair comprising a pair of relatively wide bladesy of substantially, equal width and having complemental clamping surfaces, saidvblades being pivoted adjacent one end to swingv` toward and away :from each other `and av hairpin holder` on.

theV outer facerof one of said blades adjacentits outerV end,` said holder having an aperture ad jacent the outer face of the blade toreceive one prong of a hairpin and having a body portion i of a thickness to engage the opposite prong of the hairpin and hold the same in open position.

3. A device for producing relatively flat curls in hair comprising a pair of relatively wide blades of substantially equal width and having complemental clamping surfaces, said blades being pivoted adjacent one end to swing toward and away from each other and a hairpin holder on' the outer face of one of said blades adjacent its outer end, said holder being in the form of a lug integral with the blade and provided 'with an aperture adjacent"- the surface ofthe' blade and:

length, relatively-wide andhaving-:a slight trans-v verse curvature, said blades being movable into clamping engagement-with the convex surface of one bearing `upon the concave surface of` the.

other-substantially throughout, the ylengthj thereof, said blades having smoothsurfacesandtapering uniformly from their inner to their outer` ends, whereby the bladesmay be readilyfremoved by` end wise movementifroma curl.

soi. FISHER; 

